Episodes

In this episode, we talk to one of the big ones - the global publishing company Wiley. Wiley is a company with over 5000 employees that specializes in academic publishing. Our guest is Alice Wood, senior publishing development editor at Wiley. We want to know what their take on Open Science and Plan S is? What happens when you "flip" a journal? And how they see Open Science and Open Access as part of their company in the future.

The topic of this episode is the future of Open Science, and what its like to be an outspoken critic of the current publishing system. Our guest is Jon Tennant, paleontologist, independent researcher and the founder of Open Science MOOC. The host of this episode is Erik Lieungh.

In this episode we are talking about what it's like to be an OA Publisher and what the future might bring. Our guest is Paul Peters, chief executive at Hindawi publishing - one of the world’s largest publishers of peer-reviewed, fully Open Access journals.

In this episode of Open Science Talk, we are joined by the founder of the campaign #bulliedintobadscience, Corina Logan. Logan is a Senior Researcher at the Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. She explains what she means by "Bad Science", including important terms like P-hacking/data fishing and HARKing. She also talks about how Open Science could help in the fight against bad science.

In this episode, we try to explain what The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) is, and what happens after you have signed the declaration? Kenneth Ruud, Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research at UIT – The Arctic University of Norway give us an insight into how this declaration will change his organization and what challenges they are facing. The host of this episode is Erik Lieungh.

In this episode, we talk about the psychology of publishing Open Access. What are the main factors for not choosing OA-publications, and how could institutions and policymakers better understand the choice of the researcher. Organizational psychologist and ph.d. candidate Lars Moksness at the Tromsø school of Business and Economics at UIT - the Arctic University, is today's guest. The host is Erik Lieungh.

In this episode professor at UIT - The Arctic University of Norway, Bård Smedsrød, gives us an insight into peer review. How does the system work today, and what's problematic with it? Smedsrød also offers some solutions and encourages Universities to be much more involved in the peer review process.

In this episode, we discuss different ways to get a hold of articles in science. There is a wide range of possibilities, some of them are also illegal and should not be used. Today's guest is Guus van den Brekel, medical Information specialist at the Central Medical Library at the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands. The host of this episode is Erik Lieungh.

What are the main reasons for our scientists not to choose Open Access to their publications? Are the reasons just misconceptions, or are there some valid reasons as well? Adviser Aysa Ekanger at the University Library at the University of Tromsø lays out the main reasons and some of the solutions to the concerns with Open Access. The host of this episode is Erik Lieungh.

Why is it important that Senior Scientists engage themselves in Open Science and particularly Open Data? Lars Figenschou, biologist and Academic Librarian at the University Library at UIT - The Arctic University in Tromsø, explains why. In addition, he gives us some good tips on how to create a program at the University that secures valuable data. The host of this episode is Erik Lieungh.

In this episode we discuss Plan S. The initiative brings together eleven top national research funders, plus the European Research Council, in an effort to release some of the world’s highest quality and highest impact research from behind journal paywalls. Today's guest is Jan Erik Frantsvåg, Open Access adviser at the University Library at UIT - The Arctic University in Tromsø, Norway. The host of this episode is Erik Lieungh.

What is Open Science and why do we need it? Can Open Access scholarly publishing deliver the same quality as traditional subscription based journals do? Today's guest is Stein Høydalsvik, senior adviser for publishing and research support at the University Library at UIT - The Arctic University in Tromsø, Norway. The host of this episode is Erik Lieungh.

Duration:00:21:51

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